Indian foreign secretary Kwatra's visit to Nepal boosts ties between the two nations

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Shinde-Uddhav tussle set to begin for Sena shakhas

While a skirmish broke out in Dapoli in Ratnagiri on Saturday over control of a local shakha, functionaries with the Uddhav Thackeray faction said the shakha network was still with them and would not go anywhere. On the other hand, some observers said the Shinde Sena may capture the shakhas in a slow, phase-wise manner.

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Stuck in jam, Bihar girls run 2km on NH to reach exam centres

Witnesses said the girls, accompanied by their parents, had left their homes for examination centres, but much to their shock their transports got stuck in traffic, leaving them literally immobile. While some of the examinees were accompanying their parents on bikes, others were riding autorickshaws or cars.

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New roads will halve the cost of logistics: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari at ET Global Business Summit

He pointed out that high quality infrastructure is key to attracting investment and pushing industrial growth to eradicate poverty. Gadkari said the government’s focus is on greenfield expressways and highways to slash the cost of logistics from 18% of GDP at present to 9%, to make Indian products globally competitive.

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Char Dham yatra to begin on April 22 amid Joshimath fears

This year’s yatra will be held against the backdrop of the land subsidence in Joshimath, about 45km away from Badrinath, and it may prove a challenge for the authorities. Known as the ‘gateway to Badrinath’, Joshimath is the last major halt for pilgrims travelling on the lone route to the holy city.

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Minor among three dead in two J&K accidents

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‘Indians already command $5 trillion economic heft’: Samir Jain, Times Group VC and MD

Jain introduced a new way of thinking about India’s economic power and proposed an innovative tax policy change to empower India’s women, requesting the PM to consider these ideas. Pointing out that India is well on its way to becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2025, as the PM had resolved, Jain said we should include the income of millions of Indian expatriates and Indian origin people abroad – numbering around 3 crore – when thinking of India’s economic heft.

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